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Suspending a Leg Harness
Sir Edward:
That looks great! How much does it pull on the points? Is that steel or aluminum mail?
Part of my problem is that my chausses simply weigh so much. The weight on the points is quite nasty, even with a lot of lacing tied off around the knee, etc. I see yours are open around the back of the leg too, so I'm sure that helps with the weight.
Ian:
--- Quote from: Sir Edward on 2014-08-22, 13:05:41 ---
That looks great! How much does it pull on the points? Is that steel or aluminum mail?
Part of my problem is that my chausses simply weigh so much. The weight on the points is quite nasty, even with a lot of lacing tied off around the knee, etc. I see yours are open around the back of the leg too, so I'm sure that helps with the weight.
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I would suggest multiple points per leg if the weight of one leg is too much for one point.
For those interested (Sir William has already found it, thanks Sir William!) I am trying to start a discussion about this on the AA. Sometimes the AA doesn't respond well to thinking outside the box, so it may just be dismissed outright with a haruumph... like a lot of non-standard ideas are, but we'll see!
http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=173292
Sir James A:
I'm not sure if I should be terrified or giggle childishly at the thought of a comfortable man-girdle-corset, even if it does have armor attached to it. :)
Sir Patrick:
Well I can put those P90X DVDs away now...
Sir Douglas:
Yeah, multiple points would probably be a good idea for full chausses. I never considered that they would indeed be heavier than my lace-up ones.
More experimentation is probably required on that front, but it actually seems like the eyelets for lacing up the girdle have more signs of stress than the ones holding up the chausses (My mistake for making the girdle a wee bit too short). I think the crossed laces over the leather reinforcements help distribute some of the stress of holding up the mail. So I've heard, anyway.
--- Quote from: Sir James A on 2014-08-22, 17:49:00 ---I'm not sure if I should be terrified or giggle childishly at the thought of a comfortable man-girdle-corset, even if it does have armor attached to it. :)
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Okay, so that’s one man-girdle-corset with fancy floral embroidery and a pretty lace frill for Sir James. Any other takers? ;)
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